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Steve Simon
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled “AI and The Future of Our Elections” on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on what effect artificial intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Federal cuts to election security concern secretaries of state

Several secretaries of state and others in the election security space said they're concerned about the rapid changes unfolding at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Washington DC CISO
Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri speaks at CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group)

Convincing users key for zero trust rollouts, city CISO says

Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri said many government employees were resistant to tightened security controls in their digital workspaces.
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Eli Crane
US Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., testifies during a hearing of the House Task Force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 26, 2024. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

To expand cyber workforce, government must unfreeze hiring and target youth, experts told House committee

A panel of experts told the House Committee on Homeland Security that more early education will help drive students toward careers in cybersecurity.
Trump
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)

New president, similar federal agenda for state CIOs in 2025

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers continues with the same federal advocacy priorities as last year, but under a very different administration.
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